Analysis of the m.a.c® healing acceleration methodology in a muscle injury

Overuse injuries are common in elite athletes. The repetitive forces of sports activities lead to tendon, muscle, cartilage, bone, and nerve injuries and poor physical performance. An accurate and early diagnosis is necessary to design an objective and assertive rehabilitation program so that the athlete can return to his or her professional activities as soon as possible. This is the objective of this case report that used in a professional athlete of the Fluminense Futebol Clube, the M.A.C. Method - cicatricial acceleration method for the recovery of a muscular injury grade 2 of the semi-tendineus, verified after ultrasonography exam and that was positive compared to the magnetic resonance imaging. The treatment started on 03/25/2021 with the MAC methodology and ended on 03/28/2021. On 03/29/2021 the athlete was released to return to his club activities with the team. The M.A.C. application was done once a day, combining methylene blue with cryotherapy, which was used before and after the methodology. The M.A.C. Methodology doping therapy was used with the athlete: Red Laser:1200s/900s/600s, Amber Led:1800s/1200s/900s. The results of the therapy with the M.A.C. were qualified by the pain VAS scale where on the first day of care VAS = 7, on the third day VAS = 2 and on the fourth day VAS = 1. And they were quantified using ultrasound imaging from the first day of injury to the final response of the athlete's treatment with the M.A.C. methodology. Hamstring Muscle Injuries are prevalent in many sports, including soccer, and are often associated with prolonged time away from sport due to the long recovery process that a classic rehabilitation program takes, and where the athlete can course to functional decline and risk of new injuries. The scientific literature suggests that rehabilitation programs should be improved after ischiotibial muscle injury because there is still no consensus on the best methodology for faster recovery and return of the athlete to his/her activities. The M.A.C. methodology proved to be effective as part of the rehabilitation program in the recovery of the semi-tendinous muscle injury in high performance athletes in a short period of time, favoring the return of the professional to the game and minimizing possible disability.